Establishment of swine interleukin-6 sandwich ELISA

We established a sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for swine interleukin-6 (SwIL-6), which was applied for detection of SwIL-6 in vitro and in vivo. Anti-SwIL-6 rabbit- and goat-polyclonal antibodies, and monoclonal antibody (mAb) were prepared, conforming that all of the antibodies were reactive with recombinant SwIL-6 by Western blotting and indirect ELISA. A sandwich ELISA was developed using the mAb as a capture antibody and biotinylated goat-polyclonal antibody as a detection antibody. The detection limit of the sandwich ELISA for rSwIL-6 was 49pg/ml and did not show cross-reactivity with swine IL-1b, IL-4, IL-8, IL-18, IL-12, and IFN-g. Using the ELISA, SwIL-6 was detected in culture medium of the monocytes stimulated with PHA-P and PMA, and the plasma or the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of pigs experimentally infected with Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae or Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae. This ELISA for SwIL-6 may be useful for understanding the role of this cytokine in various swine diseases.     

Characterisation of monoclonal antibodies to ovine interleukin-6 and the development of a sensitive capture ELISA

A purified recombinant ovine (rOv) interleukin-6 (IL-6) was used to generate specific murine monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and a polyclonal rabbit antisera to this cytokine. From the 31 initial hybridoma cell lines generated, three stable clones were established which secreted mAbs to rOvIL-6, as judged by a direct enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and Western blotting. Their specificity was further confirmed by demonstrating that none of the mAbs recognised any of the six other irrelevant recombinant ovine cytokines tested by direct ELISA. All three mAbs displayed cross-reactivity with human and African green monkey IL-6 as demonstrated by direct ELISA and Western blotting. In contrast, the polyclonal antibodies only cross-reacted with bovine IL-6 and not with either of the human or monkey homologues. By combining a mAb with the polyclonal antisera a sensitive, IL-6-specific, capture ELISA was developed that had a sensitivity of 150 pg/ml. This detection system was unequivocally validated by demonstrating that native OvIL-6 could be detected in efferent lymph draining from a stimulated popliteal lymph node. In addition, one of the mAbs was shown to allow the detection of OvIL-6 by intracellular cytokine staining and flow cytometry.     

Sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay by using monoclonal antibody for detection of Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin

Sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was developed for the quantitative estimation of Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin (CPE) with monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies as capturing and detecting antibodies, respectively. The dose-dependent relationship between absorbance at 405 nm and concentration of purified CPE was obtained over the range of 0.64-400 ng/ml. The sandwich ELISA was fond to detect crude CPE in culture and CPE in 10% fecal extracts. This method is convenient, rapid and sensitive for specific detection of CPE.     

1种检测弓形虫急性感染的夹心ELISA方法

弓形虫（Toxoplasma gondii）是一种人畜共患机会性致病原虫，其急性感染可导致宿主产生明显的临床症状和严重的病理损伤。弓形虫致密颗粒蛋白1（dense granuleprotein 1，GRA1）是一种良好的诊断抗原，也是弓形虫急性感染的标志物循环抗原（circulating antigen，CAg）的重要组分。本研究利用TgGRA1单克隆抗体建立双抗体夹心ELISA方法，为急性弓形虫感染的检测提供依据。将免疫GRA1-His的小鼠脾细胞与SP2/0进行融合，筛选出能稳定分泌抗体的杂交瘤细胞。选择其中一种单抗与HRP标记后的鼠源GRA1多抗配对，建立1种双抗体夹心ELISA方法，检测人工感染弓形虫的猪和小鼠血清样品，并将检测效果与巢式PCR（nest PCR，nPCR）和商品化试剂盒进行比较。结果筛选到4株杂交瘤细胞，腹水效价为10⁶~10⁷，亚型均为IgG1；IFA和Western blot结果显示，4株单抗均具有良好的反应性和特异性。选择1G2单抗和HRP标记多抗配对，建立了循环抗原双抗体夹心ELISA方法，最低能够检测到血清中1.563 ng·mL^-1 GRA1抗原，或者100 ng·mL^-1 ESA。该方法与nPCR相比具有较高的一致性，较市售商品化试剂盒更为准确可靠。本研究第1次将GRA1抗原作为急性弓形虫感染的诊断指标，建立相应的检测方法，成功地在人工感染样品中检测到弓形虫急性感染，可为弓形虫急性感染的诊断提供参考，对临床上急性弓形虫病的治疗有指导意义。     

Establishment of Double-antibody Sandwich ELISA to Diagnose Acute Toxoplasmosis

The zoonotic protozoa Toxoplasma gondii is an opportunistic pathogen and distributes worldwide. Acute Toxoplasma infection causes serious pathological damages. Dense granule protein 1(GRA1) secreted by dense granule is an important component of Circulating antigen, which is an indication of acute toxoplasmosis. We aimed to use a monoclonal antibody against TgGRA1 to establish an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay that targets antigen GRA1 in serum for acute toxoplasmosis diagnosis. First, the spleens of TgGRA1-His immunized mice were fused with SP2/0 cells,then we screened hybridomas that can constantly secret monoclonal antibody to the supernatant and injected them into mice to produce a large amount of mAbs. After the identification and purification of ascites, we choose one mAb as a capture antibody, HRP conjugated mouse anti-TgGRA1 polyclonal antibody as a detection antibody to develop sandwich ELISA. This method was used to detect samples from swine and mice artificially infected with Toxoplasma gondii. Besides, the results were compared with that of nPCR and two commercial kits to evaluate the efficiency of sandwich ELISA. We successfully got 4 mAbs with ascitic titers of 10⁶-10⁷, their subtypes are IgG1. Indirect fluorescent assay and Western blot showed that all of them can react specifically with TgGRA1.1G2 mAb and HRP conjugated mouse anti-TgGRA1 polyclonal antibody were used subsequently to establish sandwich ELISA for diagnosing acute infection. After optimization, sandwich ELISA can specifically detect 1.563 ng·mL^-1 GRA1 or 100 ng·mL^-1 ESA in serum. When detecting experimental animal samples, the sandwich ELISA exhibited the high consistency with the results of nPCR and showed higher efficiency than the commercial kits. In summary, we established a sandwich ELISA for acute toxoplasmosis diagnosis that captures one certain toxoplasma antigen GRA1, samples of artificially infected animals can be detected by this method, which makes acute toxoplasmosis diagnosis more reliable. It has guiding significance for clinical treatment of acute toxoplasmosis.     

Use of ELISPOT and ELISA to evaluate IFN-gamma, IL-10 and IL-4 responses in conventional pigs

ELISPOT and ELISA were standardised for pig interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), interleukin-10 (IL-10) and interleukin-4 (IL-4) with the aim to study the evolution of the immune response in conventional pigs from birth to 6 months of age and also to compare results of both techniques. Five pigs were bled at 1, 6, 9, 12 and 22 weeks of age and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were stimulated with phytohemagglutinin. The frequencies of cytokine secreting cells (CSC) and the levels of secreted cytokines were compared. For IFN-gamma the mean of CSC increased with age (p<0.05) from an average of 486/10(6) PBMC at first week of age to 1256/10(6) PBMC at 22 weeks of age. No correlation was found between the number of IFN-gamma CSC and the cytokine levels obtained by ELISA. For IL-10, frequencies of CSC did not increase with age of pigs, having a low of 315/10(6) PBMC at first week of age and a high of 1485/10(6) PBMC at six weeks. Comparison of ELISA and ELISPOT results for IL-10 showed a certain degree of correlation (r=0.74; p<0.05). Spontaneous secretion was observed in unstimulated cultures. For IL-4, frequencies of CSC were low (50-70/10(6) PBMC). In this case, comparison of ELISA and ELISPOT could not be done because cytokine levels in culture supernatants were often below the detection limit of the IL-4 ELISA. All these values can serve as a reference for future studies and also, our observations suggest that ELISPOT and ELISA should be carefully interpreted and do not necessarily correlate.     

Expression and characterization of the recombinant swine interleukin-6

The swine interleukin-6 (SwIL-6) cDNA was cloned by RT-PCR and each expression system of recombinant SwIL-6 in Escherichia coli, insect cells, and mammalian cells was developed. Recombinant SwIL-6 produced in bacteria was applied for generation of the polyclonal antibodies. The rSwIL-6 was purified from supernatant of insect cells with a Q-sepharose or anti-SwIL-6 monoclonal antibody based immunoaffinity column. The antibodies showed that the molecular weight of rSwIL-6 was approximately 26kDa in E. coli, 25, 26, 30kDa in insect cells, and 26 and 30kDa in mammalian cells. These variations of molecular weight were probably due to the different modifications of glycosylation. All these recombinant proteins retained the antigenicity and biological activity on 7TD1 mouse cells.     

Development of an ELISA for bovine IL-10

The objective of the study was to develop an assay for bovine IL-10 that could be applied to analyses of immune responses and advance understanding of a variety of diseases of cattle. Recombinant bovine IL-10 (rbo IL-10) was transiently expressed in Cos-7 cells and shown to inhibit the synthesis of IFN gamma by bovine cells stimulated with antigen in vitro. Mice were immunised with a plasmid containing a cDNA insert encoding rbo IL-10 and inoculated with rbo IL-10. A number of monoclonal antibodies (mAb) were generated that reacted with rbo IL-10 in an ELISA. Some of these mAb neutralised the ability of rbo IL-10 to inhibit IFN gamma synthesis by antigen-stimulated bovine cells. A pair of mAb was identified that together could be used to detect both recombinant and natural bovine IL-10 present in supernatant of PBMC stimulated with ConA. A luminescent detection method was applied to the ELISA making it more sensitive. Using this method native IL-10 was detected in supernatants of PBMC, diluted blood and undiluted blood from cattle immunised with Mycobacterium bovis BCG or ovalbumin and incubated in vitro with antigen indicating the applicability of the assay to a number of in vitro culture systems.     

Production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies detecting chicken interleukin-2 and the development of an antigen capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

Eleven monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) which are specific for chicken interleukin-2 (chIL-2) were produced and characterized by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), Western blotting and neutralizing assays. These mAbs were used to develop a mAb-based antigen capture ELISA specific for chicken IL-2 detection. Anti-IL-2 mAbs bound specifically to E. coli-derived rchIL-2 in ELISA and identified a 16 kDa IL-2 polypeptide band in Western blot. Several mAbs were shown to neutralize the biological activities of both rchIL-2 and native chicken IL-2 as measured by concanavalin A (ConA)-induced lymphocyte proliferation assay, IL-2 bioassay, and natural killer cell assay. Among the neutralizing mAbs, the mAb chIL-2/11 was most potent in neutralizing IL-2 activity. To develop a sensitive ELISA for the detection of chicken IL-2, an antigen capture ELISA was developed using the mAb chIL-2/16 as the antigen capture antibody and rabbit anti-IL-2 peptide antibody as the detection antibody. Using the mAb-based antigen capture ELISA, significant correlation between the level of IL-2 detected in bioassays and in ELISA was observed. These results showed that the mAb-based antigen capture ELISA is less time-consuming and more reliable compared to a conventional IL-2 bioassay for chicken IL-2. These neutralizing mAbs will facilitate basic immunobiological studies of the role of IL-2 in normal and disease states in chickens.     

牛病毒性腹泻病毒E0蛋白的原核表达及多克隆抗体制备

【目的】应用大肠杆菌表达系统表达牛病毒性腹泻病毒(BVDV) E0蛋白,纯化后免疫小鼠制备E0蛋白多克隆抗体用于BVDV的检测技术研究。【方法】采用PCR扩增BVDV的E0基因,将其连接至pET-28a (+)构建重组表达载体pET28a-E0。将重组质粒转化大肠杆菌BL21感受态细胞,经IPTG诱导、亲和层析纯化后,通过SDS-PAGE和Western blotting鉴定E0蛋白的表达情况。将纯化的E0蛋白免疫小鼠制备BVDV E0多克隆抗体,并通过Western blotting、细胞免疫荧光试验、ELISA等试验检测该多克隆抗体的特异性和效价,以及在BVDV检测中的应用。【结果】成功构建原核表达载体pET28a-E0,表达并纯化E0蛋白,制备的BVDV E0多克隆抗体可特异性识别纯化的E0蛋白及pET28a-E0在BL21中表达的总蛋白。进一步Western blotting、细胞免疫荧光试验、双抗夹心法ELISA证明制备的E0多克隆抗体可用于BVDV的检测。间接ELISA结果表明,E0多克隆抗体效价高于1∶64 000。【结论】制备的BVDV E0多克隆抗体效价高、抗原结合特异性强,为BVDV E0蛋白的生物学功能研究及BVDV的检测提供了材料支持。     

Production of antibodies to canine IL-1beta and canine TNF to assess the role of proinflammatory cytokines

IL-1 and TNF are important proinflammatory cytokines implicated in both antimicrobial host defense and pathogenesis of diseases with an immune-mediated and/or inflammatory component. Respective studies in the dog have been hampered by the unavailability of reagents allowing the specific measurement of canine cytokine proteins and the effect of canine cytokine neutralization by Ab. Starting with recombinant canine (rcan) IL-1beta and rcanTNF, four polyclonal antisera and 22 mAb specific for rcanIL-1beta and rcanTNF were generated. Their usefulness in neutralization assays was determined. Using cytokine-containing supernatants of canine cells in bioassays, polyclonal antisera neutralized either canine IL-1beta or TNF. TNF was also neutralized by three antibodies developed in this study and one commercial mAb. The usefulness of monoclonal and polyclonal Ab in canine cytokine-specific Ab capture ELISA's was assessed. This resulted in the identification of a commercial mAb combination and one pair developed in this study allowing low levels of TNF to be detected by antibody capture ELISA. The detection limit was 141 pg/ml rcanTNF for both combinations. Using rcanIL-1beta as an antigen allowed the detection of lower concentrations of rcanIL-1beta (20 pg/ml, on the average) by a pair of polyclonal antisera than when monoclonals were used. By using such IL-1beta-specific and TNF-specific ELISA's, the respective cytokines were detected in supernatants of canine PBMC stimulated with LPS or heat-killed Listeria monocytogenes and interferon-gamma combined. Thus, monoclonal and polyclonal reagents were identified allowing the quantitation of canine IL-1beta and TNF production in vitro, and the neutralization of these cytokines.     

定量检测猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒游离受体夹心ELISA方法的建立与应用

为了建立猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒（porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus,PRRSV）游离受体定量检测方法,本试验用表达猪唾液酸黏附素（Sn）游离受体的重组腺病毒rAd-Sn4D-Fc感染PK-15细胞,以细胞培养上清纯化的Sn4D-Fc游离受体作为标准抗原,鼠抗猪Sn免疫血清为一抗,生物素标记兔抗猪Sn多克隆抗体为二抗,建立定量检测Sn4D-Fc游离受体的双抗体夹心ELISA方法;用rAd-Sn4D-Fc注射仔猪,定期采集血清进行游离受体检测。结果显示,纯化Sn4D-Fc标准抗原的纯度为94.3%,能被Sn免疫血清识别;一抗的最佳工作浓度为5 μg/mL蛋白,二抗的最佳稀释度为1：4 000,夹心ELISA检测标准抗原的灵敏度为0.4 ng/mL,对照抗原无交叉反应;夹心ELISA能从重组腺病毒注射猪血清中检测到Sn4D-Fc游离受体,最高表达量为6.54 ng/mL,持续时间为15 d。研究结果表明,建立的双抗体夹心ELISA可用于PRRSV游离受体的体内外定量检测。     

Monoclonal antibodies to equine IgM improve the sensitivity of West Nile virus-specific IgM detection in horses

West Nile virus (WNV) is a zoonotic pathogen of global importance. In horses with neurological signs, detection of WNV-specific immunoglobulin M (IgM) in serum is widely used to identify clinical cases of WNV encephalitis. Here, we describe the development of two monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) to equine IgM which were used in a WNV IgM-specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Their performance was compared to an established assay based on polyclonal anti-IgM. Check test serum samples from the National Veterinary Service Laboratory (NVSL) were used to evaluate the performance of the three anti-IgM antibodies. The anti-IgM 1-22 mAb correctly identified all NVSL samples. Both the polyclonal antibody and monoclonal anti-IgM 2B-63 identified eight out of ten samples correctly. The three assays were then compared using serum samples from clinically healthy animals (n=33) and horses with neurological signs (n=21). High Spearman rank correlations (0.76-0.86) were found among the ELISA results. Inter-test agreements (weighted kappa) for assay interpretation resulted in strong agreement (0.95) of the results obtained by the mAbs and moderate agreements when monoclonal and polyclonal anti-IgM-based assays were compared. To determine the analytical sensitivities of anti-WNV IgM detection, serial dilutions of WNV IgM-positive serum samples were analyzed. The highest sensitivity was obtained by using the anti-IgM 1-22 mAb to capture IgM from equine serum. In conclusion, the use of monoclonal anti-IgM antibodies can improve the sensitivity of IgM detection in the acute phase of WN disease.     

Prokaryotic Expression and Polyclonal Antibody Preparation of African Swine Fever Virus Georgia 2007/1 Strain CD2v Protein

The study was aimed to express the EP402R gene of African swine fever virus (ASFV) Georgia 2007/1 strain via prokaryotic expression system,obtain the recombinant CD2v protein,and prepare polyclonal antibodies against the purified recombinant CD2v protein.After codon optimization,ASFV EP402R full-length gene was linked into pET-28a(+) expression vector to construct prokaryotic recombinant expression plasmid.After induction by 1 mmol/L IPTG at 16 ℃ for 12 h,the recombinant protein was identified by SDS-PAGE and Western blotting.The purified recombinant CD2v protein was used as immunogen to prepare mouse anti-CD2v polyclonal antibodies.The antibody titer was measured by indirect ELISA and the specificity was further analyzed by indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) and Western blotting.The results showed that ASFV EP402R gene was successfully cloned into pET-28a(+),and pET-28a-EP402R was obtained.The recombinant plasmid was transformed into E.coli BL21(DE3) for expression,the recombinant protein was expressed mainly in the form of inclusion bodies,with molecular mass at about 47 ku,while some of the recombinant protein could also exist in a soluble form.Western blotting results showed that the purified protein had good immunoreactivity.The indirect ELISA result showed that the polyclonal antibodies had a high titer of 1:512 000,IFA and Western blotting results indicated that it could specifically recognize recombinant CD2v protein.These results confirmed the recombinant CD2v protein expressed via prokaryotic system had good immunogenicity,and the prepared polyclonal antibodies had high titer and specificity.This research provided technical support for further study of ASFV EP402R biological function,as well as its gene-deletion based vaccine development.     

Evaluation of a monoclonal antibody-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of Campylobacter fetus in bovine preputial washing and vaginal mucus samples

A monoclonal antibody-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was described and evaluated for use as a presumptive screening test for detection of Campylobacter fetus in bovine preputial washing and vaginal mucus samples. A total of 725 diagnostic samples collected in the field and submitted in Clark's transport enrichment medium (TEM) were analyzed. Cultural isolation of C. fetus was used as the standard for comparison. After incubation of the TEM vials for 4-5 days, fluid was removed for culture and ELISA testing. A sandwich ELISA format was used and the target antigen was C. fetus lipopolysaccharides (LPS). A rabbit anti-C. fetus polyclonal antiserum was used as the capture antibody. Murine monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) to C. fetus serotype A and B LPS core and O-polysaccharides and a goat anti-mouse horseradish peroxidase conjugate were used as detection antibodies. ELISA and culture results for the diagnostic samples were in complete agreement. Seven hundred and eight samples were negative by both tests. All 17 culture positive samples were positive by ELISA with a MAb to LPS core. The ELISA with MAbs to LPS O-polysaccharides detected all culture positive samples with the homologous C. fetus serotype. Sixty-six preputial wash samples from three known C. fetus culture positive bulls were also analyzed. Forty-nine of these samples were positive by both ELISA and culture, 16 were positive by ELISA only, and one was negative by both ELISA and culture. The results indicate that this ELISA is useful as a screening test for the detection of C. fetus in diagnostic samples.     

鸭干扰素刺激基因的克隆、表达及其多克隆抗体的制备

本研究旨在克隆、表达鸭干扰素刺激基因（interferon-induced proteins with tetratricopeptide repeats 5,IFIT5）并制备其多克隆抗体。根据GenBank公布的绿头鸭IFIT5（登录号：KF956064）序列设计特异性引物,PCR扩增获得鸭IFIT5基因,并构建原核表达重组质粒pET-30a-IFIT5和pET-32a-IFIT5及真核表达重组质粒pcDNA3.1-IFIT5。原核表达获得鸭IFIT5重组蛋白后,进行SDS-PAGE分析,并利用镍柱亲和层析方法对重组蛋白进行纯化。以纯化的鸭IFIT5重组蛋白为免疫原制备兔抗鸭IFIT5多克隆抗体。利用间接ELISA测定多克隆抗体效价、用Western blotting鉴定其特异性;将真核表达重组质粒pcDNA3.1-IFIT5转化BHK21细胞,通过间接免疫荧光法鉴定多克隆抗体的反应性。结果表明：目的蛋白主要以包涵体的形式存在;制备的兔抗鸭IFIT5多克隆抗体效价达1：49 600,可特异性识别鸭IFIT5重组蛋白,间接免疫荧光试验则表明纯化的多克隆抗体可特异性识别BHK21瞬时真核表达的鸭IFIT5蛋白。综上,成功克隆了鸭干扰素刺激基因IFIT5,制备的兔抗鸭IFIT5多克隆抗体可用于鸭IFIT5蛋白的检测,可为鸭IFIT5蛋白的后续研究提供材料支撑。     

Molecular Cloning and Expression of Duck IFIT5 Gene and Preparation of Its Polyclonal Antibodies

The aim of this study was to clone the duck interferon-induced protein with tetratricopeptide repeats 5(IFIT5) gene,express duck IFIT5 protein and prepare the polyclonal antibodies against the duck IFIT5 protein.Primers specific for duck IFIT5 gene were designed according to Mallard duck reference sequence(accession No.:KF956064)available in GenBank.The complete ORF of duck IFIT5 gene was amplified by PCR.Recombinant prokaryotic expression plasmids pET-30a-IFIT5,pET-32a-IFIT5 and eukaryotic expression plasmid pcDNA3.1-IFIT5 were constructed.Recombinant duck IFIT5 proteins were expressed and analyzed by SDS-PAGE.Recombinant duck IFIT5 proteins were purified by Ni-NTA column affinity chromatography.Rabbit anti-duck IFIT5 polyclonal antibodies were prepared from rabbits which had immunized by recombinant protein pET-30a-IFIT5.The titer of polyclonal antibodies was detected by indirect ELISA,and the specificity was identified by Western blotting.Eukaryotic expression recombinant plasmid pcDNA3.1-IFIT5 was transfected into BHK21 cells and the reactivity of polyclonal antibodies was verified by indirect immunoinfluscence assay.The results showed that recombinant duck IFIT5 proteins were expressed in the form of inclusion bodies.The titer of polyclonal antibodies was approximately up to 1:49 600.Rabbit anti-duck IFIT5 polyclonal antibodies could identify recombinant protein pET-32a-IFIT5.Indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) confirmed that the purified polyclonal antibodies could identify duck IFIT5 protein by eukaryotic expression system specifically.These results demonstrated that the duck interferon stimulating gene IFIT5 was cloned successfully,rabbit anti-duck IFIT5 polyclonal antibodies could be used in the detection of duck IFIT5 protein,and also provided material support for the further study of duck IFIT5 protein.     

The production and characterization of anti-bovine CD14 monoclonal antibodies

To characterize further the chemical and biological properties of bovine soluble (bos) CD14, a panel of ten murine monoclonal antibodies (mAb) reactive with recombinant (r) bosCD14 were produced. A sandwich ELISA, using murine mAb and rabbit polyclonal antibodies reactive with rbosCD14 was developed. All the mAb were reactive by ELISA with baculovirus-derived rbosCD14 and they recognized rbosCD14 (40 kDa) by western blot analysis. The mAb also identified by western blot sCD14 (53 and 58 kDa) in milk and blood and sCD14 (47 kDa) in a lysate of macrophages obtained from involuted bovine mammary gland secretions. Analysis by ELISA of whey samples after intramammary injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) (10 micro g) revealed increased sCD14 levels between 8 to 48 h after injection. Flow cytometric analysis showed that the mAb bound to macrophages isolated from involuted mammary gland secretions and mouse macrophages but not to swine or horse monocytes. Addition of anti-rbosCD14 mAb to monocytes stimulated with LPS reduced in vitro production of TNF-alpha. The anti-rbosCD14 antibodies generated in this study will be useful in studying CD14, an accessory molecule that contributes to host innate recognition of bacterial cell wall components in mammary secretions produced during mastitis.     

非洲猪瘟病毒p54蛋白单克隆抗体的制备及阻断ELISA方法的建立

旨在建立检测非洲猪瘟病毒(ASFV)血清抗体的阻断ELISA方法.采用原核表达的ASFVp54蛋白作为包被抗原,并制备了针对p54蛋白的单克隆抗体,采用方阵滴定法确定了阻断ELISA方法的最佳反应条件,并对建立的方法进行了敏感性、特异性、重复性和符合性评价.结果显示,抗原最佳包被浓度为2.0 μg·mL-1,抗原包被温...     

牛γ-干扰素ELISA检测方法的建立与初步应用

以纯化的rHis-BoIFN-γ制备兔多抗血清,辛酸—硫酸铵两步法对体内诱生的抗rBoIFN-γ单抗腹水进行纯化,用美洲商陆素（Pokeweed mitogen,PWM）刺激奶牛全血产生的分泌性天然BoIFN-γ筛选出与之反应最佳的单抗5E11。将单抗5E11以40μg/mL浓度包被,与1∶3 000倍稀释的兔抗rHis-BoIFN-γ多抗血清（13.8μg/mL）配对,以1∶6 000稀释的商品化酶标羊抗兔IgG为指示抗体,建立了BoIFN-γ抗原捕获ELISA检测方法,该方法可以检出2.56 U/100μL（30.5 pg/100μL）的rHis-BoIFN-γ、8U/100μL的rBac-BoIFN-γ和1U/100μL的分泌性天然BoIFN-γ。以商品化试剂盒作为平行对照,将获得的奶牛临床检测血浆样品使用BoIFN-γ抗原捕获ELISA法进行检测,结果显示两种方法检测符合率达到83.9%。本研究建立的BoIFN-γ抗原捕获ELISA检测方法可有效检测分泌性IFN-γ,为进一步开发BoIFN-γELISA检测试剂盒奠定了基础。